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Near Field Communication on Android* Tablets and Hand-held Devices - An Introduction
By Nathan Totura (...Posted March 30th 20120
Background Near Field Communication (NFC) is a set of communication standards which allow peer-to-peer data exchanges between two closely held end points. Normally the distance between the devices is required to be less than 4cm. NFC originated on RFID systems, and gradually developed into a ...
Game Engines for Android
By Nathan Totura (...Posted March 13th 20128
With Google IO fast approaching and GDC just completed I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the game engines available for mobile devices, specifically for x86 based mobile devices. There are many game engine choices out there, all with a different set of features, pricing, maturity ...